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Review
. 2002 Sep 28;325(7366):707-10.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7366.707.

How important are role models in making good doctors?

Elisabeth Paice  1 , Shelley Heard, Fiona Moss
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Review

How important are role models in making good doctors?

Elisabeth Paice et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Students seek good role models (Dirk Bogarde (left), as Dr Sparrow in Doctor in the House, 1954)
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